Health

Palace: DOJ starts Dengvaxia probe; DOH to monitor recipients

Malacañang on Monday, December 4, assured the public that there is no reason to panic over the government’s dengue vaccination program even as it announced the start of a probe into...

Ex-President Aquino, Garin face probe over dengue vaccine mess

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday said former President Benigno Aquino III and former Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Garin are among those who will be included...

Palace: No need to panic over ‘Dengvaxia’ issue

MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said there is no reason for the public to panic over the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, as it assured that the vaccine poses no real deadly after-effects...

PhilHealth hikes employed members’ premium

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has announced the adjustment of premium contributions for employed members starting next year in the bid to sustain the country’s National Health...

Bacoor City stages ‘Drag Race’ to fight HIV/AIDS

BACOOR CITY, Cavite -- Hundreds of Bacoorians gathered here for the city’s staging on Saturday night of the “Drag Race Competition” at the Bacoor Government Center Strike Gym in observance of “World...

Diphtheria cases soaring in Yemen as blockade creates shortage of vaccines

GENEVA — The World Health Organization reports the Saudi-led blockade of Yemen’s sea ports is hampering efforts to contain a diphtheria outbreak that, so far, has caused 197 cases of the...

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